What color is #737F8C?

#737F8C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737F8C?

The RGB value is 115, 127, 140: 115 red, 127 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737F8C?

The complementary color is #8C8073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737F8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737F8C color

#737F8C rgb(115, 127, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737F8C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 49.8% green and 54.9% blue (115, 127, 140).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 10% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#737F8C color codes

HEX	`#737F8C`
RGB	`rgb(115, 127, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 49.8%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 18%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 9%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.64, -1.5, -8.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.64, 8.64, 259.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.392, 20.717, 27.783)`
Decimal	`7569292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737F8C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #737F8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#737F8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #737F8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737f8c; }
.text { color: #737f8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737f8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 127 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737f8c, #74738c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #737F8C?: #737F8C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737F8C?: The RGB value is 115, 127, 140: 115 red, 127 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737F8C?: The complementary color is #8C8073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737F8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.